Pakistan Supreme Court

Musharraf has been indicted on charges of treason by the Pakistan Supreme Court for suspending the Constitution in 2007. A conviction of high treason usually carries death penalty or life imprisonment.

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf did not appear in the court for a lifetime disqualification case filed against him by the Peshawar High Court. SC also unblocked his passport and computerized national identity card (CNIC) to facilitate his travel.

Pakistan's Geo News -quoting a statement released by The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) - has reported that an inquiry has been ordered against the former PM of the country for $4.9 billion across the border.

Shehbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab has been announced as the next prime minister of Pakistan whereas former Petroleum Minister and senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be appointed as the interim Prime Minister, Pakistani media said on Saturday.

The corruption controversy erupted with the publication last year of 11.5 million secret documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca documenting the offshore dealings of many of the world`s rich and powerful.

Nawaz Sharif stepped down as the Prime Minister of Pakistan minutes after the country's highest court unanimously disqualified him for life after an investigative panel found his family's wealth was far above their earnings in the Panama Papers case.